This research began in conversations I had with women, diagnosed with a mental illness, whilst employed as a social work practitioner at a women's health centre. The problematics of having been given a psychiatric classification prompted the phrase 'living with a label', which became the focus of our co-operative inquiry. Psychiatric diagnoses are determined and delivered through the discourses of biomedicine. The women I researched with, ...

Environmental regulators are routinely challenged to devise innovative methods
for reducing air pollution that limit the negative economic impacts to
commerce and industry. Recent experiments with Open Market Emissions
Trading in the United States have sought to resolve this regulatory predicament
and capture market-based opportunities that elude traditional credit
trading systems like cap and trade. This work seeks to clarify ...

Ever since the advent of modern theories in architecture and design, the concept of Rationalism has revolutionized the process of design in the built environment. Rationalism, being the art of logic, has elevated this profession from decoration to design. A number of designers and theorists have tried to encapsulate logic, function and aesthetics in the formulation of approach to develop an architectural vocabulary for the built environment. ...

Traditionally, kabbalah has been understood as an esoteric and theoretical
discipline with little practical usage. In light of benefits that have been found for health and well-being in practices of mindfulness and awareness, this book explores the experiences of beginning students with kabbalistic teachings and practices through an introductory course. Particular attention was paid to attitudes, awareness strategies, and other behaviors and ...

Events are one of the most exciting and one of the fastest growing forms of tourism. The aim of this research is to determine the impact of local events on the travel motivation of South German ski and snowboard instructors. It outlines the existing literature about Events and Motivation and discusses the existing research paradigm and data collecting methods. A hypothesis was worked out by the researcher and a questionnaire was sent to South ...

As Web-based interactive 3D graphics, popularly referred to as Virtual Reality
(VR), continue to become more affordable, research and development groups
in various fields have been adopting Web-based VR technology. Despite substantial
adoption, how and how much the technology benefits target users
and the providers who choose to adapt the technology is not well understood.
Previous research has established that VR provides users ...

As feminists have long argued, objectification as a form of oppression is often
manifested in women's weight and appearance preoccupation, eating disorders,
and body image disturbances. While these theories have accounted
for the experiences of women in a culture that devalues and oppresses them,
they have often disregarded the experiences of women of color, women with
disabilities, lesbian and bisexual women and women with ...

This book is based on case studies that were conducted at two U.S. public
masters universities: Kean University and East Stroudsburg University. Each of
the universities began as a teachers college more than 100 years ago, and
then later became a comprehensive university. Both of their foundations were
established in the 1980's and had endowments that were less than $10
million in 2005. This book provides insights into the various ...

This book is based on a doctoral dissertation in Educational Leadership and
Policy Studies that addresses the gaps of access and quality in higher education
between high-income countries and low-to-middle income countries,
and the role that Internet and computer technologies play in association with
those gaps. It addresses the question whether the gaps will widen or narrow
over time. It utilizes a mixed methodology, analyzing ...

The author suggests that strategic organizational learning can be elaborated by applying the practice perspective on organizational learning to it. One implication of this perspective is the importance of moving away from attempts to manage knowing directly and attending more to design of work arrangements that facilitate the channeling of knowing toward the meeting of organizational objectives. This highlights the importance of ...